Mud Run Baby

Oh yes. The time is creeping up on my Mud Run. I am sooo super excited. I am slowly getting my endurance back. I ran 2.5miles last night, and man did it feel oh so good. I am craving a run so bad today. I am going to take it easy and take a day or two off. My knee gave me a little bit of problems last night and the last thing I want to do is injure it where I can't run. The tendinitis has been better but I do believe that I might have chondromalacia also called runners knee . I am no Dr. obviously, but I can feel and hear my knee grinding. Kind of creepy actually. I am going to get it checked out, but for now it doesn't cause to much pain, so I will probably have it checked out after the Mud Run. Hoping my knee can hang in, until that race is over!

I am still trying to get my mind frame in to that eating healthy mode, and I am starting to do. Yes this is memorial weekend, Yes it is my birthday weekend. None of this means I have to let food control me. I can still enjoy good food, without going overboard, at least that is the plan. I plan on working out (in WW words earning A LOT of AP's) in order to be able to splurge a little this weekend. I am going to start posting my workouts again, starting with last nights.

Activity: 2.5 mile run 1.5 mile walk & 45 minute body sculpting class.
Time: 60 Minutes
Overall Experience: I'm back. It was great to get in a good run, and even better that it came so naturally just like it did a few months ago. It is still hard to see myself enjoying running. I crave it. Hand's down my favorite exercises. I love it. Body sculpting was awesome, just like always, he mixed it up this week and I got a great workout.

Not much planned for tonight as far as traditional exercises, I clean a ladies house for her and will be doing that tonight, I definitely will be burning calories it takes 2-3hours, plus she has all hardwood floors that I mop!

Tomorrow I will be pampering myself, with lunch with a friend, a pedicure and getting my hair done. I will also be going to body sculpting!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Memorial Weekend!

Weigh In & Work Outs

So here is my weigh in from Monday. UGH.

Last weeks weight:172.4
This weeks weight:174.2
Total loss/gain:1.8

Yep, a total of 4.4 gain in the past two weeks. I will take it. I have ate like a hog. I am not going to make excuses because I did it to my self. I am my worst enemy. But you know what? I am BACK and I am in control. I have ate good all week and been to the gym twice already here is what is going on in the work out department. I am hoping to keep the workouts and good eating all week, and hoping for a decent loss on Monday!

Workouts so far this week.
Monday- 45 Minutes of body sculpting
Tuesday- 50 Minutes of Yoga

Workouts Scheduled:
Wednesday- 45 Minutes of Body Sculpting
Thursday- 30-45 Minutes of Cycling (not sure how long the class last, it will be my first)
Friday-Rest
Saturday or Sunday- 3-5 mile walk

So far the knee has been doing well, a little stiff at times. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks I have not ran, I am going to go ahead and wait until it has hit 4-4.5 weeks. I want to be on the safe side. I am so ready to get back out there and get my run on!

Happy Cinco De Mayo! Someone drink a Margarita or two for me! :)

I am my worst enemy

Ever since I have not been able to work out. My eating habits have went down the drain. Hence the 2.4 gain last week. I do not deal with stress well, I am a stress eater. The one way I was getting rid of stress was to run. I am not looking forward to my weigh in on Monday. I feel like I keep taking 1 step forward and 10 steps back. I have been struggling to lose this last 20lbs forever!

I did stock up on healthy food and snacks last night. This Thursday will be 3 weeks that I haven't worked out. My knee is till bothering me a little so I think I will hold of running until it has been 4 weeks. But I am going to start going back to classes at the gym starting Monday or Tuesday. I just have to keep reminding my self that I deserve to lose this weight. I CAN lose this weight. Shit I have kept off over 5olbs for 4 years, I can lose 20lbs. I need to quit being my own worst enemy. There are days that I feel confident and other days that I feel bigger then a house. But yet on both of those days I could weigh the same. It just goes to show how much my own self doubt can interfere with my weight loss.

I will post my weigh in on Monday. Hopefully it will not be as bad as I expect. On a positive note! I have my eye on a few 5Ks at the end of May (if the knee is better of course) and a Mud Run the first weekend of June. I am super excited about that one. It is an endurance race, through mud and water and obstacles. Bring it on. Running through mud, does it get any better then that? ( an old high school volleyball buddy will be joining me on that one, super excited to have someone to run with! that will be a first!)

I will be posting links soon to my future races. You will have to check them out OR feel free to join me! Have a great weekend!